Srinagar : India’s continued suspension of mobile and internet services in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir has turned the territory into a “digital cage”, with residents subjected to systematic digital isolation, surveillance and collective punishment since August 2019.
According to Global Mirror, India remains globally notorious for imposing the highest number of internet shutdowns. International digital rights organisation Access Now has consistently ranked India among the world’s worst offenders for government-imposed internet shutdowns.
Since 2016, India has recorded over 900 shutdowns — nearly half of the global total — while in 2025 alone, the country witnessed 65 shutdown incidents, second only to Myanmar but still the highest among democracies.
According to Global Mirror, India remains globally notorious for imposing the highest number of internet shutdowns. International digital rights organisation Access Now has consistently ranked India among the world’s worst offenders for government-imposed internet shutdowns.
Since 2016, India has recorded over 900 shutdowns — nearly half of the global total — while in 2025 alone, the country witnessed 65 shutdown incidents, second only to Myanmar but still the highest among democracies.